Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Shelia’s smile froze. “Why?”

“Mr. Nichols is taking his wife tonight, so it wouldn’t be convenient for you to attend.”

Shelia forced a smile. “Oh, so he’s taking his wife. That’s great. I didn’t want to go anyway.”

“That’s good.”

Shelia held her phone and bit her lip.

Her roommates exchanged glances.

“Shelia, did your boyfriend stand you up?”

“I heard this event is international. Didn’t your boyfriend organize it to introduce you to some foreign entrepreneurs?”

Facing their skeptical looks, Shelia managed a weak smile. “He has an important client to accompany. I

shouldn’t disturb him.”

Shelia glanced at the dress in her hands, her expression dimming.

‘Juan never likes Debra. Why did he suddenly….

She tightened her grip on the dress.

She had looked forward to tonight’s event for so long. She couldn’t just give up.

As the night fell, Juan had a splendid black dress sent to Debra.

He had been waiting downstairs for a while when he saw Debra descending the stairs.

Though he had seen Deby

surprise.

in a burgundy dress the other day, seeing her in this outfit still took Juan by

He hadn’t realized how beautiful Debra could be.

ready,” Debra said, lifting

have my secretary bring

opened the door to

black

in this dress,

Juan glanced at him.

and quickly shut his

“It’s okay.”

care, and she got into the

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and muttered, “You won’t get your bonus

wronged but

he got

club, Juan helped Debra get out of

cast admiring glances

lady with Mr.

to be

Nichols together before. They make quite

+25 BONUS

Juan took Debra’s hand.

many people around, she had to go

faces she had encountered in

be able to attend such a high–level international event, the people here were

had studied finance to impress Juan, but it

sound of shattered glass grabbed everyone’s

of roses, and

old man come from? Get him

“Hold on.”

roses from the ground. She noticed

rare.

Houston’s flowers and startled the guests. Let

manager.

just ask him to prepare a new one,” Debra said. “These roses were brought by Mr. Houston for everyone’s enjoyment. How about

and the manager

stepped forward, lowering his voice. “I didn’t expect you to liven up

trying

taxi in a black dress, feeling strange gazes

ignored them and tried to enter the

glanced at the taxi and stopped her “Miss, do you have

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